Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 50 · Decided 14 January 2011
Lakhan Lal v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 50 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 770
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 573/2005
- Decided
- 14 January 2011
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134; Juvenile Justice Act Section 2(k), 12, 98
Headnote
770 A LAKHAN LAL v. STATE OF BIHAR (Criminal Appeal No. 573 of 2005) B JANUARY 14, 2011 (B. SUDERSHAN REDDY AND SURINDER SINGH NIJJAR, JJ.J Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, > c 2000- s. 2(k), 2(1), 7A, 20 and 49- Juvenile - Determination of - Commission of offence when offence was D committed - Benefit and protection under the provisions of the 2000 Act whereby Juvenile' is a person who h,as not 't' . completed eighteen years of age - Held: Accused entitled to the benefit of the 2000 Act - Accused would be treated as juveniles even if the claim of
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